Where does the first harmonic progression conclude?
Has Bach composed this cadence as a structural break,
or does the flow of the piece continue uninterrupted?

b)

Where does the next harmonic progression conclude?
Does this seem to coincide with a structural caesura?

c)

How many such structural sections can you
distinguish?

d)

Does the prelude contain any structural analogies?
Does any portion recur, repeated or varied?
Does any portion recur in transposition?
Does any portion show a corresponding structural progression
to an earlier portion?

1.3

Practical considerations for
performers:

a)

What is the basic character of this prelude, and what
tempo and articulation are therefore most appropriate for
the material?

b)

If the score contains any ornaments, how should they be
executed?

1.4

(Answer those questions from the
following choice which apply to your
prelude:)

1.4a

What is happening in your harmonically
determined prelude?

What kind of dynamic development does the harmonic
progression represent?

Are there any secondary features?
How do they relate to the harmonic progression?

1.4b

What is happening in your motivically
determined prelude?

What are the relevant motives?

What is their basic character and their dynamic
shape?|
How are they developed?
What does the way in which they are developed
express?
What is the overall dynamic outline in the prelude?

1.4c

What is happening in your "fugue"- or
"invention"- type prelude?

What is the material on which Bach built this
composition?
What is the design of the piece?

1.4d

What is happening in your rhythmically
determined prelude?

What are the rhythmic patterns?
Are some of them interrelated?
In which different melodic guises does each rhythmic
pattern appear?
What means of motivic development does the composer
deploy when playing with these patterns?
What kind of dynamic build ups and releases can you
detect
in the single parts as well as in the whole piece?

1.4e

What is happening in your metrically
determined prelude?

What is the predominant pulse?
What are the secondary features beyond this pulse?
Are there any dynamic build-ups?
If so, by what means are they created?